Battering-machine for wire-nail plates.



No. 683,54l. Patented Until, I90l.

H. WISHEB. BATTEBING MACHINE FOR WIRE NAIL PLATES.

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No. 683,54I. Patented Oct. I, 190i.

H. WISHER. I BATTERING MACHINE FOR WIRE NAIL PLATES.

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UNITED ATENT HENRY WISHER, OF ANDERSON, INDIANA.

BATTERlNG-MACHINE FOR WIRE-NAIL PLATES.

$PECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 683,541, dated October 1, 1901.

Application filed February 4, 1899.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY WVISHER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Anderson, in the county of Madison and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Battering-Machines for Wire-Nail Plates; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation of a side elevation, showing the invention as in application. Fig. 2 is a central vertical longitudinal section through the plate, platform, and supporting-frame. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of platform and supportingframe with plate in position to be operated upon. Fig. 4 is a central vertical transverse section through the platform and supportingframe with plate in position. Fig. 5 illustrates the joint between the hammers and ham merhead. Fig. 6 is a front elevation of my machine.

This invention has relation to machines for battering draw-plates such as are employed in the manufacture of wire-nails. These plates after being used for some time become worn to such an extent that the drawholes are irregular and unfit for use. It is then the practice to remove them from the drawing-machine and batter them to close the holes, after which new holes are punched or drilled to adapt the plate for further use. Heretofore, in so far as I am aware, it has been the practice to batter these plates by hand, and it is the object of the present invention to provide a power-machine of simple and efficient character for performing this work.

With these objects in view the invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts, all as hereinafter described, and pointed out in the appended claim.

In the organization of my invention I employ a suitable upright frame, upon which is secured a base or platform G, providing a support for a laterally-movable slide Gr, having-a preferably dovetailed tongue-and- Serial No. 704,549. (No model.)

groove connection therewith. Said slide is adjustable or movable by means of a handled screw g, working in the tongue thereof and bearingin said platform. A second platform B has a similar dovetailed tongue-and-groove connection with the slide G and is movable or adjustable, but in a direction at right angles to the plane of the movement of said slide, by means of a handled screw F, working in the tongue thereof and bearing in said slide. Upon the platform B is supported the plate or work Z to be battered, said platform being provided with a clamp-bar for engaging or holding said plate in position. Said clamp-bar has a tongueand-groove connection with the platform B to guide it and is engaged or acted upon by screws D, working in the side of said platform to hold it against the plate Z.

It will be noted that by means of the lateral adjustment or movement of one of the platforms and the adjustment or movement of the slide at right angles to the plane of the aforesaid adjustment the plate to be battered can have its entire surface exposed or sub jected to the hammers for treating or battering the same, as will more fully appear hereinafter.

K designates a stand or frame in which is journaled a shaft K, carrying a step-pulley L and fast and loose driving-pulleys L.

M is a second shaft journaled in the upper portion of said stand or frame and carrying a step-pulley M, designed to be belted to the corresponding pulley L.

N is a belt-shifting device for the purpose of throwing the belt back and forth on the fast and loose pulleys L.

O is a hammer-head on the end of the shaft M over the platform B and plate Z and consisting of a number of radial arms, in the present instance four. Jointed to each of the said arms is a hammer P.

The plate to be battered is placed in the clamp O and secured. The shaft M is then set in motion, and the hammers rapidly and successively strike the plate with great force,

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so much thereof as may be necessary are brought successively under the action of the hammers.

By changing the belt on the step-pulleys the speed of revolution of the hammer-carrying shaft may be Varied as desired.

It will be noted that the adj Listing-screws for the upper and lower slides have a threaded engagement with the dovetailed depending extensions or tongues of such slides to adjust the same.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In a forging-machine of the character described, the combination of the base-plate, having the dovetailed groove therein, the lower slide having the dovetailed depending extension engaging said groove, and provided with a dovetailed groove at right angles to said first-named groove, the upper slide having the depending extension engaging said last-named groove, provided with the lateral flange adapted to hold the work to be forged,

and having a groove in its upper surface at right angles to said last named groove, a clamping-block working in connection with said flange, and havinga depending extension engaging the groove of said upper adj ustingplate, an adjusting-screw having bearings in said base-plate, and having a threaded engagement with said extension of the lower slide, a second adjusting-screw having bearin gs in said lower slide, and havinga threaded engagement with said extension of said upper slide, and clamping-screws having a threaded engagement with said upper slide, and working against opposite end portions of said clamping-block, together with means for operating upon the Work held upon said upper slide, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY WISHER.

Witnesses:

ADAM KNIPFEN, P. E. ROBINSON. 

